Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-19
NEARING THE END.
The Minneapolis Labor Convention to Ad-
journ To-Day.


MISSEAPoLIs, MINI, October Is
The General Assembly, X. OF l., met In
executive session at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing. Whead, of Iowa, offered resolution
that the Assembly adjourn over at the
close of tomorrow mornings session, and
that all speeches be limited to three mip-
utes Carried-s7 10 20. The rnles were
then suspended and the Committee on
Strikes and Boycotts made another report.
Complaints against Park BROS, Pi;tshurg;
Perry & White, urbana, O.; American
Tube and Iron Works, Youngstown, o
were referred TO the General Executive
Board.
Section 5 Of the constitution WAS amend.
I'd in the sense that all local assemblies
must attach themselves TO either the Stat,
District or the National Assembly. Mile
age was fixed at four cents a mile. Miss
Lepora NJ. Barry then presented Mr.. Pow.
derly, for his wife in behalf Of the General
Assembly. with a large fine portrait oi
himself. Mr.. Powderly attempted 10 re-
cpSnd, bnt u,itk s...st,an.
and General Secretary Li:chman came 10
the rrscue with 4 few remarks
A special session will he held tonight IA
rush business in view Of tO-mOrrow's ad.
journment.
At the opening OF the afternoon session
Of the General Assembly, X. OF l., the
Committee on Law reported favorably on
the subject Of establishing department OF
woman's work, and the plan was adopted
without opposition. The General lnvesti-
gator was given power 20 select clerical
force. subject 20 the approval Of the Gen
eral Executive Board, and est9 blish head
quarters in Philadelphia.
Another adopted accommodation was
TO the effect that q trade local attached 10
State or mixed district assembly may, on
payment OF all dues and assessnents, leave
the body TO which 1t is attached and join
the National District Of the trade,
and also return in the same manDer. pro
viding il returns TO the body 10 which
il formerly belonged. Ipdividuals Wbo
Join mixed locals and afterwards take
transfers to trade locals, De compelled to
pay the difference, if any, in initiation
fees The tees in trade locals being usually
higher
An interesting episode in the morning
session was occasioned by the introduction
Of a decentralization, 10 the effect
that the General Secretary he empowered
to employ or discharge empIoyes,
in The general Office for cause, subject TO
the approval OF The general executive
board. Barry and Bailey considered this
another stab at them, and 10 I'D their
friends. An excited debate followed.
Questions from every part Of the hail were
put at General Secretary Liicbm2n. Nr
LitCbmsn stated il was no more than fair
and just that be be- given the power asked.
One OF the charges brought agsinst him by
Bailey and Barry was that he had dir
charged q man employed in the Office with
oct authority. He stated that he did IL
because the employe in question wss n
confirmed drunksTd and unfit fGT duty.
He also stated that the employe- in the
Office had given out the secret circulars and
other matter that hsd "mysteTiOusly leak
ed ont" OF the Office during the hast
year. The general officers were AZ the
mercy Of these fellows They were re
tsiDe1 hecsuSe Bailey and Barry would Dot
vote 20 discharge them. A motion 20
sdop: was lost.
II was resolved 10 boycott tvo Intian.p-
oils payrrs, the Journal and the SeA:inel,
for having discharged all eTnpIoys
connected with the Knighs Of
Labor and Typographical unior,
aud refusing to take them hack when re-
qu.sied. II had been intended 30 bod an
evening sesEion, in order 10 dispose Of
the business by tomorrow at noon, bat n
the hall was engaged for . oopnert, tie ses-
son was abandoned 4 great deal re.
mains to he done, and much will have 10
be dropped unless the time Of sdjournnent
II DELAYED.